Expressing the necessity for the Members of the House of Representatives to use the term "undocumented" instead of the term "illegal" when referring to foreign nationals which are working in the United States without proper documentation.

Summary

States that: (1) members of the House of Representatives should no longer use the term "illegal immigrant" because no human being is illegal; (2) human beings need to be central in immigration discussions; and (3) foreign national, undocumented immigrant, unauthorized immigrant, immigrant without papers and immigrant seeking status are examples of terms we can use that do not dehumanize people.

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Timeline

1. 12 April 2013

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 12 April 2013

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 12 April 2013

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 30 April 2013

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.

   Source: Committee

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 12 April 2013 · Official file

Documents

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• Introduced in House (text)

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 12 April 2013

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Sponsors

• BOBBY RUSH · D · Sponsor
• Henry Johnson · D · Cosponsor
• Eleanor Norton · D · Cosponsor
• Tony Cárdenas · D · Cosponsor
• Yvette Clarke · D · Cosponsor
• Marc Veasey · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Honda, Michael M. [D-CA-17] · D · Cosponsor
• · hsju00 · Standing

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